More Stroke Victims Get Clot-Busting Therapy

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I am deeply sadden and sorry about your lost, i also suffered alot of time lost. About 3 days only then after catscan reveled severe brain damage. Only reason Iam able to tell you my story is iam 35, and i fell sick in front of my 5 year son.It's been 3years.This has been a hard recovery,iam determined to see my kids walk across the stage and get married.

Aaron of MI 1:12PM January 20, 2010

My husband died of a massive stroke to the brain stem a yr. and a half ago. Unfortunatly we were an hour away from the hospital when his symptoms started I believe he had a small stroke and then another small stroke just as we were getting to the ER. I imediately told staff that my husband was having strokes and they admitted him right away.He had all the symptoms. Numbness on left side, Couldnt talk for a while, couldnt walk, and a severe headache. I conveyed all these symptoms to the Dr. They did a catscan but it reveled nothing. He had had a mini stroke 6 yrs prior and also had a non functioning kidney. He was taking lipitor, benecare. and baby asparin. Two hrs. and 30 minutes later he had the massive stroke. i had him taken off life support two days later and he passed away. The ER physician thought maybe he was just having partial seizures. Does this sound reasonable to you or should the DR. have immediately given him clot busting drugs? Maybe he be alive today.

Gayle of MN 11:16AM November 17, 2009

My husband died of a massive stroke to the brain stem a yr. and a half ago. Unfortunatly we were an hour away from the hospital when his symptoms started I believe he had a small stroke and then another small stroke just as we were getting to the ER. I imediately told staff that my husband was having strokes and they admitted him right away.He had all the symptoms. Numbness on left side, Couldnt talk for a while, couldnt walk, and a severe headache. I conveyed all these symptoms to the Dr. They did a catscan but it reveled nothing. He had had a mini stroke 6 yrs prior and also had a non functioning kidney. He was taking lipitor, benecare. and baby asparin. Two hrs. and 30 minutes later he had the massive stroke. i had him taken off life support two days later and he passed away. The ER physician thought maybe he was just having partial seizures. Does this sound reasonable to you or should the DR. have immediately given him clot busting drugs? Maybe he be alive today.

Gayle of MN 11:15AM November 17, 2009